1.3 Samba and NSS Volumes

You should be aware of the following when using Samba to access NSS volumes on an OES 2 server.

1.3.1 Samba on NSS Can Be a Good Combination for Performance

If you will have more than 2,000 files and folders accessed through Samba, you should consider using NSS as the underlying file system. Above that number, Samba on NSS outperforms Samba on traditional Linux volumes, such as EXT3 or ReiserFS. As you add more files and directories above the 2,000 mark, the performance advantage increases.

1.3.2 Share Access Requires NSS Trustee Rights

Samba-enabled users cannot access an NSS volume using Samba until they are granted NSS trustee rights to the files and directories on that volume. Rights are automatically granted for home directories on NSS volumes that are created in iManager. For other work directories that you want to set up as Samba shares, you must grant users the appropriate access rights.